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district · Census 2011 · code 276

Thoubal population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Manipur, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population422,168people
Households85,965PCA households
Literacy rate74.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.27%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople422,168270,835151,333
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds85,96554,88831,077
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–660,55639,98120,575
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.34%14.76%13.6%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0029991,008
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6935935936
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+269,304164,370104,934
Literacy rate%74.47%71.2%80.25%
Male literacy rate%85%82.5%89.43%
Female literacy rate%64.09%60.02%71.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople40,5934,39736,196
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,808853955
Total workersCensus workers195,319127,10268,217
Work participation rate%46.27%46.93%45.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months133,42886,31947,109
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months61,89140,78321,108
Non-workerspeople226,849143,73383,116

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 872, 873, 874; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 85,965 households and 422,168 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 35.85% of this area’s population, compared with 64.15% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.34% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 85% and female literacy was 64.09%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 195,319 Census workers, 68.31% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators59,09018,241
Agricultural labourers12,15120,955
Household industry workers9,11811,899
Other workers53,06910,796

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 801479

Thoubal

45,947 people within this district · Town

Census code 801484

Kakching

32,138 people within this district · Town

Census code 801476

Lilong

22,888 people within this district · Town

The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.

Census code 801483

Kakching Khunou

11,379 people within this district · Town

Census code 801481

Yairipok

9,569 people within this district · Town

Census code 801478

Wangjing

8,055 people within this district · Town

Census code 801480

Sikhong Sekmai

7,390 people within this district · Town

Census code 801488

Samurou

5,861 people within this district · Town

The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.

Census code 801482

Sugnu

5,132 people within this district · Town

Census code 801477

Heirok

2,974 people within this district · Town